(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 20. We strongly condemn
and reject the false and slanderous views expressed against
Azerbaijan by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan during a meeting and press briefing with
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey
Lavrov on March 20, 2023, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told
trend .
'Armenia, which, contrary to the provisions of the Tripartite
Statement of November 10, 2020, has not completely withdrawn its
armed forces from the sovereign territories of Azerbaijan, without
being limited to this, illegally transfers its military personnel
to the territory of Azerbaijan, commits continuous military
provocations against Azerbaijan, and transports the natural
resources of Azerbaijan along the Lachin road intended only for
humanitarian purposes, uses it to transport mines into the
territories of Azerbaijan, often referring to this document,
unreasonably accuses Azerbaijan of violating the Tripartite
Statement, including the peace process. This is the limit of
hypocrisy.
The accusation of Azerbaijan of allegedly blocking the Lachin
road and allegedly committing 'ethnic cleansing' and 'genocide'
against citizens of Armenian origin living in the Karabakh region,
by Armenia, which pursued a policy of mass ethnic cleansing against
Azerbaijanis and committed acts of genocide, no more than than
another lie calculated to mislead the international community.
While Azerbaijan remains committed to efforts to promote a peace
agenda in the region, it is unacceptable that Armenia is trying to
tarnish a legitimate protest by Azerbaijani civil society
representatives on the Lachin Road in order to undermine this
process and evade its commitments, by deceiving the international
community, including, as we saw on March 20, by resorting to yet
another provocation while the EU mission was in Armenia.
In general, the repetition during the press briefing by Armenian
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan of the statements contained in the
unfounded statement of the Armenian Foreign Ministry on March 18,
which indicates the continuation of baseless territorial claims
against Azerbaijan, is directed against the territorial integrity
and sovereignty of Azerbaijan, and is a flagrant interference of
Armenia in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan, demonstrates that
Armenia has not learned the lessons from history and from the
statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on March 19 against
these claims.
We call on Armenia to refrain from provocative actions and
statements, dangerous rhetoric that undermines peace and security
in the region, and to fulfill its obligations instead of continuing
to blame Azerbaijan and distract the international community,' MFA
noted.
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